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- Wed May 04, 2011 2:41 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rawhide on shields question.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 480
Re: Rawhide on shields question.
Dang. Cash ran out, no sinew for me, but I do have many, many nails that will work for the 'bent over annealed nail' idea. I will sew the rawhide together in a circle today and stretch it on, clap it down and wait. The first time I did rawhide on a kite shield I tacked it down wet. That didn't work ...
- Tue May 03, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rawhide on shields question.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 480
Re: Rawhide on shields question.
check that. Sinew it is. at about $2 per 20 yds it should do well. I have my rawhide sewn into a circle, and it is still in the water. Do I pre drill holes then sew on when wet or do I wait till partly dry and sew through the rawhide or do I wait till all dry?
- Mon May 02, 2011 5:35 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rawhide on shields question.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 480
Re: Rawhide on shields question.
It has come to my attention that making a shield using nails to hold on the edge would be better. I am thinking of using wide headed 2" nails and dealing with them like the nail on the right in the pic below. Think it would pass SCA inspection? http://www.ask-vikingekampgruppe.dk/images/pic1027...
- Mon May 02, 2011 2:56 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rawhide on shields question.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 480
Re: Rawhide on shields question.
Remember: I'm not stitching the edge, I'm tacking. and I don't have the money for artificial sinew.
- Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
- Replies: 25
- Views: 817
Re: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
As to SCA combats effectiveness: Well there are some SCA fighters who are also Law Officers and who can attest that the moves do work quite well when using a police baton against an opponent who's trying to kill you.
- Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Stabbing quillions
- Replies: 61
- Views: 961
Re: Stabbing quillions
If someone managed to get a well placed strike to my face with stabbing quillions. Experimental or not, I'll take it for the coolness factor alone.
- Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rawhide on shields question.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 480
Rawhide on shields question.
If I use my leather awl with waxed linen thread to sew the ends of the dog chew rawhide together (so that it forms a circle slightly smaller than the circumference of the round shield) will it hold together when it dries onto the edge of the shield? Should I tack it onto the shield before or after i...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
Just edging & handle attachment to go.
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:27 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
Need to do some touch up work but the painting is 95% done.
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mass weapon question
- Replies: 72
- Views: 1046
Re: Mass weapon question
Easy idea for a "What is a Mace" rule: The SCA defines a Mace as this- If you put said questionable Mace-like item in Jarl Rolf the Relentless's hands and, all of a sudden, your whole body screams at you to run away this instant, it is a Mace. (note: Jarl Rolf is not absolutely required fo...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
- Replies: 25
- Views: 817
Re: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
"Everyone's got a plan till they get hit"-??? dang, forgot who said that.
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:42 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
- Replies: 25
- Views: 817
Re: A Discussion of the Old and Modern Styles
I have an odd perspective. While I didn't know it at the time I was taking a fairly sportified form of old school Taekwondo. Still... One day I got jumped by 3 guys, all I wanted to do is fight my way clear and run. I did. The stuff I had learned in my dojo saved me. I have been in several fights in...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Announcing: CFAA - The Chivalric Fighting Arts Association
- Replies: 5
- Views: 325
Re: Announcing: CFAA - The Chivalric Fighting Arts Associati
Will Willaim Short and Hurstwic be joining?
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:09 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
This was taken just now after I put it in the oven at 550'F for a while. Took it out, and sprayed some gun oil on it.
You may not be able to see from the pic but the blued color is absolutely gorgeous!
-Ivan
You may not be able to see from the pic but the blued color is absolutely gorgeous!
-Ivan
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:54 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
BTW the boss is 16 ga mild steel.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
Today's update.....
.... I HATE ANNEALING WITH A PROPANE PENCIL TORCH!!!!
I WANT A JOB SO I CAN GET A BETTER ONE!!!
I HATE DISHING WITH A MESSED UP FOREARM!!!
There.. I feel better!
-Ivan
.... I HATE ANNEALING WITH A PROPANE PENCIL TORCH!!!!
I WANT A JOB SO I CAN GET A BETTER ONE!!!
I HATE DISHING WITH A MESSED UP FOREARM!!!
There.. I feel better!
-Ivan
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA rules question
- Replies: 163
- Views: 1851
Re: SCA rules question
Mr SEM,
I am stealing that pic.
Sincerely,
Spewing Soda on Keyboard
Mixed Marshal of the West.
I am stealing that pic.
Sincerely,
Spewing Soda on Keyboard
Mixed Marshal of the West.
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:59 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 2011, Kits...Let's see them!
- Replies: 591
- Views: 38065
Re: 2011, Kits...Let's see them!
I'm on the left, but with the speed of digital cameras I cannot tell you if I'm fighting or teaching.
What I have left to add soonest are winnegas, pants to hide the legs, and an aventail. After that are the hidden arms, fighting tunic, a center-grip round, and better gauntlets.
-Ivan
What I have left to add soonest are winnegas, pants to hide the legs, and an aventail. After that are the hidden arms, fighting tunic, a center-grip round, and better gauntlets.
-Ivan
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
Fork painting gives a good texture. besides when your opponent is confronted by the fork in the shield, he cannot decide which way to swing! 
The texture thing shall (hopefully) be cured by the edging being shrunk on, but I will remember that for next time!
The texture thing shall (hopefully) be cured by the edging being shrunk on, but I will remember that for next time!
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:17 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Photos of bruises and injuries.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2259
Re: Photos of bruises and injuries.
from the West Kingdom Knights Errant event here in Reno last Sunday. It's my right arm but for somereason the image got reversed.
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Back from Afghanistan, now to finish my project
- Replies: 8
- Views: 414
Re: Back from Afghanistan, now to finish my project
Wow... just.. wow.
Good job.
What's your personae?
Good job.
What's your personae?
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Pas d'Armes of St Michael's Abbey
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1462
Re: Pas d'Armes of St Michael's Abbey
Some people have all the fun <Grumble Grumble>.
We will be expecting many good pics and vids.
-Ivan
We will be expecting many good pics and vids.
-Ivan
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:22 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
Todays pics.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:08 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Anyone have pics of sweet lamellar kits?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 7425
Re: Anyone have pics of sweet lamellar kits?
Me all dolled up.
I will have one soon of my kit from Knights Errant.
-Ivan
I will have one soon of my kit from Knights Errant.
-Ivan
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:27 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Re: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
This is where I am now having applied watered down wood glue as a gesso to fill up the porous structure of the canvas, strengthen it, and give me a surface i can paint on after sanding. I will let it dry overnight and sand & paint tomorrow, as well as making the edging & center boss if I can...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
- Replies: 19
- Views: 662
Buckler in the works. 1st time making one
OK so I got a 1/2" piece of pine plywood, cut a 16.5" center grip buckler blank out of it, edged it in 1/2" hemp rope, and have faced it in canvass glued down with wood glue. The handle was cut out of the remainder wood, has been coated in linseed oil & I will be building up a bet...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:40 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Painting a shield, how much diffirence does gesso make?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 434
Re: Painting a shield, how much diffirence does gesso make?
I have some Titebond 1. What ratio of glue to water should I use?
-Ivan
-Ivan
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Electronically regulated and standardized calibration
- Replies: 104
- Views: 1482
Re: Electronically regulated and standardized calibration
Skynet is here! AHHHH!!!!
<runs away screaming>
<runs away screaming>
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:22 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Painting a shield, how much diffirence does gesso make?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 434
Re: Painting a shield, how much diffirence does gesso make?
I don't have a lot of cash. Would simply brushing on thinned out wood glue to the surface help more than not?
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:11 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Wanted: volunteer pics of SCA heavy combat
- Replies: 1
- Views: 311
Re: Wanted: volunteer pics of SCA heavy combat
Where are you located? Have you contacted your local SCA group too?
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Paging Vic. Marc de Arundel
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2723
Re: Paging Vic. Marc de Arundel
But, in a few weeks, it will be "Your Majesty".
-Ivan
Who got stabbed in the armpit by AJ while he hid behind my shield.
-Ivan
Who got stabbed in the armpit by AJ while he hid behind my shield.
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:49 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Paging Vic. Marc de Arundel
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2723
Re: Paging Vic. Marc de Arundel
BTW Marc:
Gemini has a student who does very good things with a bastard sword. I forget his name but hes a real cool guy and is semi-new. I think that you taking a few minutes with him might be beneficial for him.
Also, as I fought him just today, he is fun to fight!
Gemini has a student who does very good things with a bastard sword. I forget his name but hes a real cool guy and is semi-new. I think that you taking a few minutes with him might be beneficial for him.
Also, as I fought him just today, he is fun to fight!
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:31 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Did the Knights Errant event today...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 114
Re: Did the Knights Errant event today...
As to my fighting, I was happy with some, unhappy with some, and ecstatic with some of the shots I threw. One kid from DeGrendelous out there with a bastard sword got me in the arm pit with a move hat was absolutely beautiful to watch come in. I remembered to tell him how proud he should be of that ...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Did the Knights Errant event today...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 114
Did the Knights Errant event today...
... and it was an awesome time! I absolutely cannot wait till next time. If you ever get the chance to take a class day/ practice from Sir Gemini & Sir Mari then I highly advise you to do so. Today made my desire to get down to DeGrendelous Martial Arts stronger. Today was my second time in armo...
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:46 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: What about them "Middle Period" guys?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 386
Re: What about them "Middle Period" guys?
Without pictures. No good. This thread is.